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Caesar salad vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are caesar salad and onions different?

  • Caesar salad has more selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, iron, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B12 than onions.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for caesar salad is 56% higher.
  • Onions have less sodium.
  • Onions have a lower glycemic index (15) than caesar salad (50).

LITTLE CAESARS 14" Original Round Cheese Pizza, Regular Crust and Onions, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 70% 15% 88% 42% 44% 99% 59% 42% 171%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +180%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +913%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.4%
Contains more IronIron +1014.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +223.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +847.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +696.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +148.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6180%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 26% 12% 0% 94% 69% 61% 27% 0% 50% 15% 0% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +719.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2690.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +263.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1375%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caesar salad Onion DV% diff.
Selenium 31.4µg 0.5µg 56%
Phosphorus 231mg 29mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.377mg 0.046mg 28%
Iron 2.34mg 0.21mg 27%
Protein 13.39g 1.1g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.297mg 0.027mg 21%
Calcium 233mg 23mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.237mg 0.116mg 20%
Sodium 454mg 4mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.206g 0.042g 19%
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 0µg 17%
Fats 9.54g 0.1g 15%
Zinc 1.61mg 0.17mg 13%
Calories 265kcal 40kcal 11%
Copper 0.126mg 0.039mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.461g 0.017g 10%
Starch 25.29g 0g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 9%
Vitamin A 78µg 0µg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.4mg 8%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.129mg 8%
Cholesterol 24mg 0mg 8%
Carbs 31.5g 9.34g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.38g 0.013g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.447mg 0.123mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0.4µg 5%
Folate 19µg 5%
Magnesium 28mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 0.02mg 4%
Potassium 170mg 146mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Net carbs 29.8g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 4.02g 4.24g N/A
Fiber 1.7g 1.7g 0%
Tryptophan 0.15mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.547mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 1.137mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.3mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.717mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.7mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0.014mg 0%
Fructose 1.13g 1.29g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.155g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 10% 32% 43% 2%
Protein: 13.39 g
Fats: 9.54 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 43.39 g
Other: 2.18 g
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1117.3%
Contains more FatsFats +9440%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +237.3%
Contains more OtherOther +522.9%
Contains more WaterWater +105.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 30% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.206 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.461 g
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58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18207.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8494.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
86% 3% 4% 6%
Starch: 25.29 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.98 g
Fructose: 1.13 g
Lactose: 0.07 g
Maltose: 1.67 g
Galactose: 0.16 g
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23% 46% 30%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.99 g
Glucose: 1.97 g
Fructose: 1.29 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +101%
Contains more FructoseFructose +14.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Caesar salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172047/nutrients
  2. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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